The Everglades is one of the largest, most complex ecosystem ever found on the face of the Earth. However over the past 100 years it has underground such drastic changes that the original ecosystem may be lost forever. The changes have been somewhat natural, but human interaction has caused some of the largest losses. Recently the effects of these changes have become noticeable. Therefore this has caused the introduction of new legislation in an effort to fix what has been destroyed. Will the efforts prove useful? Only time will answer that question.